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For pre-menopausal patients with high-risk ER+ disease, and who desire pregnancy, what is the best time frame to pause endocrine therapy to allow for pregnancy?

High enough risk to justify anthracycline+taxane chemotherapy followed by ovarian suppression + aromatase inhibition.
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Medical Oncology · Columbia University Medical Center
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Evidence suggests that pregnancy after a breast cancer diagnosis, even among women with hormone positive tumors, does not increase the risk of recurrence, however this has not been prospectively studied. Current guidelines suggest waiting 2 years, however this is based on retrospective data, that is confounded by patients risk of recurrence. There is an ongoing NCTN clinical trial that will address this question - Pregnancy Outcome and Safety of Interrupting Therapy for Women With Endocrine Resp...

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